Nexus 7 2013 users are in for a big surprise, as the industrious CyanogenMod team has just rolled out the unofficial version of CyanogenMod 12 (CM12) ROM for Android 5.0 Lollipop on Google's flagship tablet.

The new CM12 firmware is reportedly more stable with tons of performance improvements and feature enhancements ported into it, for the 7in Nexus tablet.

Based on the stock Android Lollipop release, the CM12 ROM offers all the latest features in a stable release, which is touted to be tailor-made for daily use.

As XDA Developers senior member Ajfink reports, here are some of the noteworthy features ported into the latest build of CyanogenMod 12 ROM for Nexus 7 2013:

Battery % indicator in notification bar

A bunch of behind the scenes stuff

Trebuchet

Status bar brightness control

Single-down swipe for settings panel for swipes on the right side of status bar

Privacy Guard (including Privacy section in settings)

CM File Manager

Advanced Reboot

CM Superuser controls

Double-tap status bar or lockscreen slider to sleep

Notification light controls

Codec enhancements

Option not to have the screen wake on plug

ADB over network

Lots of CM app Material design changes

Pre-requisites

The instructions provided in this guide are limited to Google Nexus 7 2013 and will not work with any other model. Verify your device model from Settings > About Phone

Step 4 - Power off the phone and disconnect its USB cable from computer

Step 5 - Now boot the device into Recovery Mode by pressing and holding Volume Up, Volume Down and Power buttons together

Step 6 - Once the phone enters into CWM Recovery, perform a full data wipe task by clicking Wipe Data/Factory Reset. Use the Volume keys to navigate between options and Power button to select an option in the Recovery Mode

Step 8 - Now perform Wipe Dalvik Cache as well. To do this, go to 'advanced' option and then click Wipe Dalvik Cache. This will help in preventing boot loop issues or any boot ROM related errors during firmware installation

Step 9 - Then return to the main recovery menu and choose Install Zip from SDcard

Step 10 - Now click Choose Zip from SDcard. Use volume keys to navigate to the CM12 ROM zip file that you copied earlier to your phone's SD card and choose it by tapping the Power button. Confirm the ROM installation on next screen and the installation process will begin